Most days, when I go into work, feel like Office Space. You know, the part where Ron Livingston is explaining how everyday he goes into work is the worst day of his life? That's how I feel about ninety percent of the time when going into work (at my summer job, anyway). However, every so often, I have a day that doesn't suck. Nothing seems to go wrong, or I'm just too tired to notice/care, and I don't feel entirely like harming myself or others by the time my shift is over. For some reason, that Ice Cube song always plays in my head when that happens. I don't have an AK, but I don't think I would've used it today. And that's a good thing.
On a different subject, some friends/almost relatives of mine have purchased Playstation 3's recently and came to me with adivce on what games to get. Now, most of my collection for the PS3 is either games I don't expect other people to get (Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2) or franchises that have carried on from the PS1 & 2 days (Resident Evil 5, Metal Gear Solid 4). So I have a hard time making recommendations. I like those games, sure. Love them? Might be too strong a word, since I have huge problems with both, of which I have vented for years about, so I don't need to expand upon that here. But would I recommend those games?
No, not really, not unless you've been following the franchises for years.
Instead of just poopooing some of those games, I've come up with a list. Without further ado, here's my list of top 5 PS3 games that I would recommend (in no real order) and why:
Batman Arkham Asylum: Despite the fact that I feel let down by any and all news of the sequel (outside of the teaser trailer from last year) that does not keep me from recommending this gem. It might have the most entertaining melee combat system I've ever seen in a game. Every hit, every move has weight to it and it is a blast to fight through the challenges. An added bonus is that they got Kevin Conroy and Mark Hammil to reprise their characters from the Batman: Animated Series. Fun fact: At one point, I was ranked #6 on one of the combat challenges (after the boosters were cleared out).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2): Either one is a great game, though I'd recommend both just for the story. Some felt jilted by the single player story in 2, but my only complaint is that it really felt like it was a setup for the next game (which may or may not come). The only difference in multiplayer is that MW 1 seems to be more strategic in that there aren't as many ridiculous knife kills and kill streaks to use to rain hell down on your enemies.
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Trilogy: Yes, this one is available on the PS2 as well (and the DS and every other system out), but the PS3 version is only 19.99 new, and for what comes out to be two complete games, the price can't be beat. I've heard some gamers say that they like Batman or Indy better, but I think things like the Force and lightsabers just works better than the whip or batarangs.
And...that's it. Huh. I don't own five games that I would honestly recommend to others. I own about twenty games, but not all of them are good, and not all of them are by choice.
Honorable Mentions: Metal Gear Solid 4: I know I said I wouldn't recommend this game, but it does deserve a spot on this list for being a part of the series that I did one of my first speed runs on. We never timed it, but we got through MGS1 in just over two hours. If you want to see the end to Snake's story, here it is, in all of it's 1/2 hour + per cinematic glory. On the plus side, the graphics are amazing, the gameplay has been refined from 3 (which was already pretty good), and you get to pilot a Metal Gear.
Resident Evil 5: Some say that RE has lost its way. That the series has lost its dark roots and is no longer scary. Yeah, I guess so. But if better gameplay is the sacrifice I have to make for cheap scares, then yeah, take the cheap scares.
Sound off in the comments if anyone has more games to recommend.
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